Content producers and students take note; less is more when writing 500 word essays. Mind you some of the "nothing word" examples make me cringe... I think my writing has been used as the examples of how NOT to write. :) Say the assignment is college football. Say that you've decided to be against it. Begin by putting down the arguments that come to your mind: it is too commercial, ... Read full entry
How to write 500 word essays… with 500 words
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 9 July, 2008 to the comment subset
Avoid weasel words
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 19 February, 2008 to the comment subset
Avoid weasel words Wikipedia offers a few tips for avoiding that bane of the aspiring, and sometimes, established writer: weasel words. There are different variations on weasel wording, with the general principle of introducing some proposition without attributing it to any concrete source. "Most scientists believe that..." fails to provide any evidence that this is indeed the case, or to clarify just where between 50% and 100% "most" ... Read full entry
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